The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-03-24
Educational Facilities Equal to Those
OF Eastern Cities of a Much
Older Growth.
Cheaper and Better Land Than Can
be Obtained Anywhere Else
in the Wide World.
Three More Railroads TO b. Butt and
Work Shops to be Located
at This Pace
The A, ia ST.. Stock Yards Also
to be Built in the immediate
Futurs.

Many of the cities of Kansas indulge
in big headlines, followed by eloquent
language, going to show that each par
ticular one is like what was claimed
for ancient Rome, when it was a trite
saying to quote, "All roads lead to
Rome" Many of these same cities pub
lish maps of Kansas, suitable for their
own locality, in which the particular
city to be advertised figures about like
a big spider in the center of a web
composed of all the railroads leading
into and running through Kansas.
This is all very nice as an advertise
ment. But Emporia is saved this
trouble. for any genuine map of the
state of Kansas, not gotten up for any
particular locality, answers the above
requirements so far as Emporia is con-
cerned. Take, for instance, the Santa
Fe system of roads. which has aptly
been compared to sheaf of wheat with
the band located at Emporia. Let any
of our readers take look at the first
map of the state at hand and they will
see that the comparison is good one,
and that our city, as it now is, is al
ready great railroad center.
But when in addition to all the roads
we now have is added the advantages
to be derived by an additional three
outlets and inlets to and from the east
and another to the south, and still an
other to the great southwest, the COM
parison to a spiderweb will be com
plete so far as Emporia is concerned
And these new roads are as sure and
certain as anything can be in this
world of uncertainties.
Again, when we take into considera-
ton the fact that the bonds for these
new roads are only negotiable in con-
sideration that they shall not be. under
any circumstances, managed or leased
to any line of road now controlling or
running any existing road in the state,
and also that the greatest of these, the
Missouri, Kansas s. Southwestern are
pledged by their bond proposition to
build workshops and terminal facilities
| at this place, suitable for their three
divisions which begin OF end at this
point, it will readily be seen that the
amount of practical benefit to be de-
rived by these new roads is almost be-
yond computation.
| OUR LOCATION.
| Emporia lies between the NeOsho
and Cottonwood rivers, about six miles
above their junction. To the west it
| gradually rises for distance of sew
i eral miles. On the north, south and
east are large belts of the finest timber.
along the river banks, while the vari-
| GUS smaller streams that empty into
the two rivers in the immediate vicin-
! ity, all well timbered. serve to make it
one of the best timbered points in the
state. Coal and building stone. near
at hand, are found in abundance.
For general salubrity and freedom
from disease, there is probably no point
in the United States that has any
advantage over Emporia, and as a
resort for persons troubled with pulmo-
nary and bronchial diseases it already
has reputation as being extremely
| beneficial.
OUR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
As school town our city stands
second to none in the west. The State
Normal is located at this place and has
an attendance of over seven hundred
| students, which will be increased in
the near future, as the state legisla-
ture has appropriated $25, GOO for an
additional wing to he built this
year.
The Presbyterian College of Emporia
is also established here, and is now in
full operation with a full corps of
teachers, in their new and spacious
building.
The Haas and Emporia commercial
colleges are old established institutions
which turn out yearly large classes of
graduates. The Western Musical OBJ
servatory, also located in this city, has
reputation all over the state for thor
oughness of method and successful in
struetion.
We also have as fine public school
system as can be found in any of our
older eastern cities, with nine fine
school buildings and a high school
building.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Within two weeks work viii be COM
menced on. our new water works which
viii give an impetus to the boom
which has already been in progress in
our city for some weeks past. In this
enterprise alone work will be given to
many hands. This will be supple
mented by the necessary work to be
work will probably commence ON the
railroads soon after the bond PROPOSE
tons are voted upon. This, to-
gether with the fact that
every architect and contractor
in the place reports. having all to dc
that he can possibly accomplish in the
way of new buildings. assures US OF
| lively times during the coming sum
mer, even should the influx from the
east, which is so confidently expected
not pan out as well as we feel sure il
will.
In view of the facts above noted, and
many others that we have not at pres
ent the time on space to enumerate. i
it any wonder that real estate boon
should now prevail in our midst or tina
the attention of capitalists should b
attracted to our beautiful and CROWNS
city?
REAL ESTATE.
The construction of three more road
into Emporia win add within a yea
| millions of dollars more to the yaIua